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[–] Selfhoster1728 378 points 2 months ago (276 children)

I don't know why everyone in the selfhosting community still even mentions Plex or uses it.

It's closed source, not free; Jellyfin is a no brainer yet people still go to Plex??

[–] LastYearsIrritant@sopuli.xyz 5 points 2 months ago

I have Plex running alongside Jellyfin.

When transcoding video, Plex uses an extra 5 watts of power. Jellyfin uses an extra 55 watts.

Jellyfin also has security holes for accessing videos via URL without being authenticated.

I don't feel like Jellyfin is ready for being exposed to the internet.

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